WW2 Dates

Rape of Nanking

1937

1. Japanese troops murdered and raped residents of Nanjing. 2. sino-japanese war 3. 300,000 people died

Fall of Paris

Jun 14, 1940

1. German invasion of France 2.The french declared war on Germany. 3. The collapse of France

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

1. Japan Bombed The U.S
2. the oil embargo placed on the Japanese Empire
3. Hundreds of soldiers died, war on japan

D-Day

1944

1. Allied forces invaded northern France 2. Allies landing into a cold and long war. 3. The end of most Germans

Battle of the Bulge

1945

1. The last major German offensive campaign. 2. To push the allies front west. 3. The Germans lost a lot of troops

Battle of Iwo Jima

1945

1. A major war between japan and the U.S. 2. Japan had air fighters on the U.S. 3. The war ended between the 2 of them.

VE Day

1945

1. Victory in Europe. 2. Nazi war want to kill all Jews. 3. Europe won the war.

Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

1945

1. 2 bombs dropped in japan for retaliation. 2. Japan drop a bomb on pearl harbor. 3. Japan surrendered in the war.

VJ Day

1945

1. Victory over Japan Day. 2. When Europe won the war against Japan. 3. Europe won the war.

Liberation of Concentration Camps

1945

1.soviet soldiers in camps in Auschwitz and overruled by soviets. 2. To help the Germans win the war. 3. Soviets won the war.